One of my earliest memories is being taken to Plymouth Hoe to see the name of my great-grandfather on the War Memorial...

By Chris Druce THE HEAD OF a new working group formed to tackle the looming threat of a driver shortage has called on...

THE DRIVERS’ Occupational Craft Skills Group will meet twice a year and will include representatives from both the heavy...

APPROXIMATELY 700 EMPLOYEES at the Co-operative Group’s DCs in Portbury, Bristol and Wellington, Somerset, face a period of...

By Christopher Walton OPERATORS THAT propose or have entered a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) should notify traffic...

operators to donate to the FairFuelUK (FFUK) campaign. FFUK has relied on financial backing from its key supporters – the...

service that allows hauliers to locate the best intermodal deals for transporting goods across Europe. Free to members, it...

A NEW ENTRY to the electric CV market is set to be launched in Britain after receiving backing from the Technology Strategy...

By Chris Tindall VOSA SAYS IT has fixed the problem that has delayed the introduction of changes to its OCRS system. However,...

VOSA HAS launched a twomonth project to explore ways to modernise and improve the service it provides to authorised testing...

THE UNITED PALLET Network (UPN) is to roll out a new service designed to win more of the e-commerce market and help members...

HAULIERS DELIVERING to and from the Western Isles of Scotland say a recent 50% increase in ferry fares, along with another 50%...

By Justin Stanton ANOTHER SLEW OF suppliers has signed up to exhibit and demonstrate their products and services at the...

THE 10 DRIVERS competing to be the UK representatives for this year’s Young European Truck Driver competition have been...

POLICE AND UK Border Agency officers descended on Great Bear Distribution last week after six stowaways were found in the back...

THE FUTURE OF the vehicle crime intelligence service AVCIS will be decided by the most senior decisionmaking body in the police...

By David Wilcox WITH ALMOST HALF the year gone, the UK truck market continues to defy forecasts of only modest growth this...

The SureWeigh skip-weight system by Avery Weigh-Tronix fits on a skip-loader’s chain-hanger brackets and uses wireless data...

First shown in the UK at the CV Show in April, Spanish-made Plastecnic aluminium landing legs are now being distributed in the...

Trailer landing legs should combine strength, durability and low weight, never more so than when installed on a tipping...

Edbro introduced a new 8x4 tipping gear, the CX14, at Tip-ex two years ago. It sports a slimmed-down cylinder, which means a...

A clear trend in the on-board weighing business is to include the option of an inclinometer (tilt-angle sensor) that uses the...

By David Wilcox VOLKSWAGEN (VW) is beginning to pull the strings of its two truck subsidiaries, MAN and Scania, with top...

ATTENDANCE AT the CV Show 2012 topped 16,000 visitors this year, beating last year’s turnout, according to an independent ABC...

WRITING IN LAST week’s Autocar (6 June issue), Colin Goodwin has penned an open letter to the Road Haulage Association in...

Vosa chief executive Alastair Peoples reviews the often controversial strategy to increase the private testing of LGVs, and...

Vosa was planning to introduce changes to OCRS in April, but these have been put back due to “technical reasons”. Two of the...

complete package By George Barrow YOU MAY HAVE seen the new Ford Ranger on the roads recently as models are beginning to...

Langston’s Group has lost an appeal against a revocation of its O-licence By Roger Brown HOUSEHOLD AND office removals...

MOLE VALLEY Feed Solutions has been fined £6,000 after a driver suffered severe injuries when he fell from the top of a tipper...

A CHELMSFORD-based haulier has been disqualified for three years for lending discs to other operators. In a written decision...

JONBEARICH HAS been granted authorisation for two vehicles and one trailer at the Concrete facility in Holywell Road,...

WILLIAM F Marshall can base one vehicle at Marbil Cottage in Fordoun, Lawrencekirk, subject to conditions: • access to and...

EUROVISION LOGISTICS is looking to remove its Riverside Warehouse in Wincolmlee, Hull from its licence.

RHYS DAVIES wants to base 20 vehicles and 10 trailers at a unit on the Carlton Industrial Estate in Carlton, Barnsley.

BEDFORDS TRANSPORT wants the go ahead to base 10 vehicles and 30 trailers at the Polestar (Sheffield) site.

• A public inquiry (PI) on 20 June will consider a new application from Perth-based G&M Carriers. • On 20 June, a public...

Will an eight-hour time limit end the EU’s livestock trade? Words: Patric Cunnane Since 1997 the EU has regulated the welfare...

Noisy trucks are being targeted in proposals that the EC likens to Euro-5 and Euro-6 regulations for engine emissions. The...

The UK adopted regulation EC regulation No1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport. It advises on good transport...

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has launched Mode Shift Centre, a new service that allows hauliers to locate the best...

The time when hauliers can use Europe’s own satellite navigation system moves closer with the launch of two more Galileo...

Proposals for smart tachographs have passed their first test – approval by the parliament’s transport committee. Now they face...

The six-month rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU passes to Cyprus from 1 July, replacing Denmark. The Danish...

It’s not always clear who is responsible for employees when contracts change hands Words: Laura Hadzik and Claire Dean Two...

ragon Words: Brian Weatherley You might not have heard of CIMC or even be aware that it’s the world’s biggest trailer maker,...

What the data reveals Based on available data from the trailer makers, CIMC is ahead of the pack in terms of being the world’s...

O n its recent press event in Italy for British journalists, Iveco provided a fleet of new generation Daily vans, complete with...

Expansion and partnership opportunities are the name of the game at ATE Truck & Trailer Sales Words: Pip Dunn The past decade...

affordability Operators are choosing older used trucks to meet their needs rather than committing to a new truck and a...

Few business people have a kind word for the Working Time Directive, but Jamie McDonald, who runs independent dealership RJM...

MAN’s TopUsed is selling seven military-spec vehicles through tender, to ensure they are sold to customers with good repute...